If you have spent time playing browser games on a website like Poki, you will be familiar with how much the scope of a game can expand as you play. In Monkey Mart, produced by indie developer TinyDobbins, the game uses ‘marts’ to create a feeling of progressing to new difficulties, with each mart adding more products, machines, and responsibilities.
This guide explains how to move through each of the four marts in the game, what you gain at each stage, and the mechanics you will have to master before moving on.
Step 1: Start and Stabilize the First Mart
At the beginning of the game, the most important thing is to focus on familiarizing yourself with the game’s mechanics. In this cute monkey game, there is a great flow to get into: plant basic crops like bananas and corn, and harvest them after a short wait. Then you will place them on shelves for customers who check out at the register.
At this point in the first mart, players will likely feel a little overwhelmed by how much there is to do at once. Remember to focus on:
- Upgrading your shelf and crop space.
- Earning enough money for automation, such as hiring a helper to assist with harvesting or stocking.
Getting a handle on these core patterns of earning and upgrading will be key to the future gaming experience.
Step 2: Use Money to Upgrade Efficiently
The second mart becomes available after you unlock enough stalls and save sufficient in-game currency. To reach this point faster, focus on upgrading walking speed, carry capacity, and worker efficiency rather than adding unnecessary items.
When the second mart opens, you will notice more space and a greater need for organization. New crops appear, which increases customer demand and income potential. Your task here is to balance production and sales. Let shelves empty too often, and customers will leave. Overbuild without support, and your character will struggle to keep up.
Step 3: Prepare for Machines and Processed Goods
Advancing beyond the second mart requires good planning. Before the third mart becomes available, you must unlock key stalls and earn enough money to build in the highlighted construction areas. This is where upgrades begin to matter more than raw expansion.
The third mart introduces machines like ovens, blenders, and freezers, that transform ingredients into finished products, such as baked goods or frozen treats. These items sell for more money, but they also take a lot more legwork. To handle this, make sure you:
- Hire more helpers for your busiest areas.
- Upgrade your storage and your movement so that you can check areas fast enough.
Step 4: Managing Production Chains
After entering the third mart, shift your focus from farming alone to managing production chains. Ingredients must be harvested, processed by machines, and delivered to shelves in the right order. This mart often feels like the point where Monkey Mart becomes more strategic. Customers expect variety, and machines need attention. Here are some tips for the later game stages:
- Watch which stations start to lag behind and upgrade or automate those areas first.
- Keep an eye on when helpers like assistants, farmers, and chefs get tired: they might need an upgrade to their motivation and energy.
- Custom accessories are a great way to keep up the cute atmosphere as things get stressful!
Step 5: Access Later Marts and Switch Between Stores
In newer versions of the game, a fourth mart can become available once the third mart reaches full development. The process remains consistent: unlock required stalls, gather funds, and build the next location when prompted. Once you have unlocked multiple markets (or marts), you can switch between them using the delivery truck, allowing you to manage or revisit earlier stores.
Getting the Hang of Things
By following these insights into each mart, you will always know what to work on next in Monkey Mart. Instead of carting bananas around aimlessly, you can focus on efficiency, upgrades, and production balance. Plus, playing through a browser game website like Poki makes it easy to return and refine each store as the game continues to be updated. Who knows, there might be more marts on the horizon soon.
